Faisal Hoque - Jumpstart Foundry

Jumpstart Episode 37: Faisal Hoque

Faisal Hoque is Founder and CEO at BTM Corporation.
Ziff-Davis Enterprise named him one of the Top 100 Most Influential People in Technology.
BTM is a software solution and research company, launched in 2000.
Faisal began his career in the United States as a “janitorial engineer”, he went on to raise 95 million in funding. His story will inspire you!
Like Mark Cuban and Steve Jobs, he was fired by the board of his own company.
Most tech entrepreneurs focus on building the right solution to solve major problems, the financial success comes along later.
Tech entrepreneurs are long term thinkers, where institutional investors are short term thinkers.
You must build the right solution that your customers will benefit from.
Faisal wrote several books on technology management and innovation.
His latest book, The Power of Convergence, is about how technology has changed our business world, and how best to manage next generation companies.
He sold stereo equipment at 14 years old. He always wanted to be in an entrepreneurial environment.
Inspiration comes from many places. He didn’t have one mentor, but many people came into his life just as he needed them.
Faisal shares three tips for entrepreneurs:

Everybody’s journey is very unique. You have to have a vision that is grounded by solving a true problem. If you don’t solve a true problem, it’s hard to inspire other people around it.
Create the right environment with the right people and customer around you.
Plan for the long haul. Make sure that whatever you do can be repeated.